by Carli Wilson | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Akwesi Boahene gold dreams ended better than those of some people in Dunkwa on Offin, Ghana, whose riverbeds yield flecks of the precious metal to pickaxes.In May, as prices sagged, his venture became another victim in a year of lost faith in the metal. Boahene shut...
by Carli Wilson | Jun 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Placenta consumption is hardly a new practice, although it has garnered a Western following in recent years, with particular help from celebrities like Kim Kardashian, who posted on her blog about having hers encapsulated. It has long been a staple of Chinese...
by Carli Wilson | Jun 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
They have learned to have the good life they desire by using their resources wisely and living on less. Through creative budgeting, frugal living and a change in lifestyle, full time RVers live as well or better than many who have much more disposable income. How do...
by Carli Wilson | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice for British travellers acknowledges this. While some areas of the country are still deemed to be off limits for “all but essential travel”, both Medellin and Cali as well as the capital Bogota and the key...
by Carli Wilson | Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
It wasn’t just for style that Levi’s jeans have had copper rivets on the pockets since the beginning. They were originally designed to make the seams of these miners’ pants more durable. An 1873 article in the Pacific Rural Press opined that this...